dr. Maurits den Hollander

Bio

Maurits' main areas of teaching and research are the legal and institutional history of the middle ages and the early modern period. Throughout his work, he strives to embed legal developments into their broader social, economic, and cultural context, taking into regard both local and global dimensions. Maurits wrote a PhD on insolvency legislation and practices in seventeenth century Amsterdam at Tilburg University, after having pursued an MA in History at the Universities of Leiden and St. Andrews. His work has been published in journals such as Comparative Legal History and TSEG - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History. Maurits' current projects include a monograph derived from his dissertation, as well as a new project that seeks to analyse the broader historical development of policy-making, good governance, and the professionalisation of urban middling officials in the medieval and early modern Low Countries.

Expertise

European Legal History, Global History, Medieval History, Social and Economic History, Institutional History, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Accountability, Dutch Republic, Amsterdam

Teaching

I currently teach and coordinate the LAS course Early Modern Age: Globalization, Economy & Mentality,  as well as parts of the first year GLB course Global Legal History and (in Dutch) Geschiedenis van de Publieke Instituties, part of the BA Bestuurskunde.

Courses

• Early Modern Age: Globalization, Economy and Mentality
• History of Government and Public Institutions
• GLB: Global Legal History
• History of Public Institutions

Recent publications

1. Failliet in de republiek - Lokale ordonnanties over de omgang met des…

   den Hollander, M. (2022). Failliet in de republiek: Lokale ordonnanties over de omgang met desolate boedels, circa 1643-1713. Pro Memorie : Bijdragen tot de rechtsgeschiedenis der Nederlanden, 24(2), 190-217.

2. Failliet… wat nu? - Schuldsanering in de ‘Gouden Eeuw’

   den Hollander, M. (2022). Failliet… wat nu? Schuldsanering in de ‘Gouden Eeuw’. Geschiedenis Magazine, 57(8), 55-58. https://geschiedenismagazine.nl/failliet-wat-nu-schuldsanering-in-de-gouden-eeuw

3. [Review of the book Rembrandt's money: The legal and financial life o…

   den Hollander, M. (2022). [Review of the book Rembrandt's money: The legal and financial life of an artist-entrepreneur in 17th century Holland, B. Wessels, 2021]. International insolvency Review, 31(2), 328-330.

4. Instituties en insolventierecht in Amsterdam tussen 1578 en 1700

   den Hollander, M. (2021). Instituties en insolventierecht in Amsterdam tussen 1578 en 1700. Nederlands Juristenblad , 96(25), 2100. [NJB 2021/1878]. https://www.navigator.nl/document/id5efb6197c2de4b72b8f8c77abed3816b/nederlands-juristenblad-universitair-nieuws

5. Restoring trust and credit through innovative governance in 17th-cent…

   den Hollander, M. (2021). Restoring trust and credit through innovative governance in 17th-century Amsterdam. Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis = The Legal History Review, 89(3-4), 481-499. https://brill.com/view/journals/lega/89/3-4/article-p481_7.xml?ebody=pdf-49903